Game 3
New Zealand 14 lost to Australia 22
| 1989 New Zealand vs Australia Game 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7941 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 23rd July, 1989 | |||||||
| Referee | Ray Tennant (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | Mt Smart (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Bradley Clyde | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 11 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Mark ELIA | T | Bradley CLYDE | ||||||
| Gary MERCER | Mal MENINGA | |||||||
| Michael O'CONNOR | ||||||||
| Dale SHEARER | ||||||||
| Kelly SHELFORD | 3/4 | G | 2/3 | Michael O'CONNOR | ||||
| 1/3 | Mal MENINGA | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Darrell WILLIAMS [Manly] | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary BELCHER [Canberra] | ||||
| Gary MERCER [Bradford] | 2 | W | 2 | Michael HANCOCK [Brisbane] | ||||
| Kevin IRO [Wigan] | 3 | C | 3 | Dale SHEARER [Manly] | ||||
| Tony KEMP [Newcastle/Doncaster] | 4 | C | 4 | Tony CURRIE [Brisbane] | ||||
| Mark ELIA [Canterbury] | 5 | W | 5 | Michael O'CONNOR [Manly/St Helens] | ||||
| Kelly SHELFORD | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally LEWIS (c) [Brisbane] | ||||
| Gary FREEMAN [Balmain] | 7 | HB | 7 | Des HASLER [Manly] | ||||
| James GOULDING [Newcastle] | 8 | FR | 8 | Sam BACKO [Brisbane/Leeds] | ||||
| Duane MANN | 9 | HK | 9 | Kerrod WALTERS [Brisbane] | ||||
| Brent TODD [Canberra] | 10 | FR | 10 | Steve ROACH [Balmain/Warrington] | ||||
| Sam STEWART [Newcastle] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mal MENINGA [Canberra] | ||||
| Mark HORO [Salford] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Paul VAUTIN [Manly/St Helens] | ||||
| Hugh McGAHAN (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | 13 | L | 13 | Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] | ||||
| Brendon TUUTA [Western Suburbs] | 14 | B | 14 | Bruce McGUIRE [Balmain] | ||||
| Kurt SHERLOCK [Eastern Suburbs] | 15 | B | ||||||
| Tony GORDON | HC | Bob FULTON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1989 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1989 Kiwis Tour - Game 1 vs. St Helens
- Out:
- Tony Iro (wing), Shane Cooper (five-eighth), Phil Bancroft (bench)
- In:
- Mark Elia (wing), Kelly Shelford (five-eighth), Kurt Sherlock (bench)
- Changes:
- Hugh McGahan (second row to lock), Brendon Tuuta (lock to bench), Mark Horo (bench to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1989 Kangaroos Tour - Game 5 vs. Wellington
- Next Game:
- 1990 Australia vs France - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Peter Jackson (centre), Greg Alexander (halfback), David Trewhella (hooker), Martin Bella (front row), Dan Stains (second row), Paul Sironen (second row)
- In:
- Tony Currie (centre), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Des Hasler (halfback), Mal Meninga (second row), Bradley Clyde (lock)
- Changes:
- Paul Vautin (five-eighth to second row), Bruce McGuire (lock to bench), Kerrod Walters (bench to hooker), Sam Backo (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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